BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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: SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. : REPUBLIC AIRLINE INC. : Docket DOT

- OST

- 2015

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_____ : for s tatements of a uthorization pursuant to : 14 C.F.R. Part 212 (Ethiopian Airlines c ode s hare) :

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JOINT APPLICATION OF SKYWEST AND REPUBLIC FOR STATE MENTS OF AUTHORIZATION AND JOINT BLANKET CODE SHARE NOTICE

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Steve Morrissey Vice President

- Regulatory & Policy UNITED AIRLINES, INC. 1225 New York Avenue, NW Suite 1100

– DCAIZ Washington, DC 20005 (202) 521

- 4373 steve.morrissey@united.com

Daniel A. Weiss Managing Director

- International Affairs and Regulatory UNITED AIRLINES, INC. 233 South Wacker Drive 10th Floor

– HDQIZ Chicago, IL 60606 (872) 825

- 6828 dan.weiss@united.com

Gerald F. Murphy Steven J. Seiden CROWELL & MORING LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 (202) 624

- 2500 gmurphy@crowell.com sseiden@crowell.com

Counsel for United Airlines, Inc.

May 26 , 2015 Thomas Newton Bolling Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Abby L. Bried Associate General Counsel

- Regulatory, Antitrust & Alliances James Conneely Counsel

- Regulatory UNITED AIRLINES, INC. 233 South Wacker Drive 11th Floor

– HDQLD Chicago, IL 60606 (872) 825

- 8068 (872) 825

- 7415 (872) 825

- 8311 thomas.bolling@united.com abby.bried@united.com james.conneely@united.com

M ichael F. Goldman SILVERBERG GOLDMAN L.L.P. 1101 30th Street, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20007 (202) 944

- 3305 mgoldman@sgbdc.com

Counsel for Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise

NOTICE: United has requested expedited treatment of this application. It will poll U.S.

carrier representatives and inform the Department of the resultsBEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

--------------------------------------------------------------- - Joint Application and Notice of :

: SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. : REPUBLIC AIRLINE INC. : Docket DOT

- OST

- 2015

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_____ : for s tatements of a uthorization pursuant to : 14 C.F.R. Part 212 (Ethiopian Airlines c ode s hare) :

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JOINT APPLICAT ION OF SKYWEST AND REPUBLIC FOR STATEMENTS OF AUTHORIZATION AND JOINT BLANKET CODE SHARE NOTICE

SkyWest 1 and Republic d/b/a United Express (collectively, “Joint Applicants”) jointly

apply 2 for blanket statements of authorization pursuant to Part 212 of the Department’s

regulations to facilitate codeshare services with Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise (“ Ethiopian”)

, which is a codeshare partner of United. 3 Specifically, the Joint Applicants re quest authorization

to display Ethiopian’s’ “ ET* ” designator code on flights operated by them as United Express

carriers between points in the U .S. and between U.S. points and points in third countries. The

Joint Applicants respectfully request the Depart ment’s prompt approval of this application so

that the marketing and sale of these codeshare services can begin without delay. 4

1 Common names are used for airlines.

2 United is filing this application on behalf and with the permission of the Joint Applicants.

3 See Notice of Action Taken dated Jun. 13, 2014 in Docket s DOT

- OST

- 2004

- 19148 and DOT

- OST

- 2014

- 0082

.

4 To the extent necessary, the Joint Applicants request waiver of the 45

- day advance filing requirement contained in 14 C.F.R. § 212.10(d)(2).Joint Application and Notice

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In addition, pursuant to the Department’s Notice In the Matter of Blanket Notification of

Codeshare Service to Open

- Skies Partne rs and Points, dated February 9, 2009, the Joint

Applicants

, United, and Ethiopian give blanket notice of codes hare services displaying the

“ET* ” designator code on flights operated by the Joint Applicants between U.S. points and

between U.S. points and p oints in third countries

. Codeshare services conducted pursuant to this

notice will be limited to those consistent with the provisions of the U.S.

- Ethiopia open

- skies

a greement, 5 and other app licable open

- s kies a greements. The Joint Applicants , United an d

Ethiopian , as applicable, w ill provide the Department with a 30

- day notice prior to commencing

any code share services involving non

- open

- s kies points

. In support of this Application, the Joint Applicants state as follows:

1. Ethiopian has agreed to the display of the “ ET* ” designator code on flights

operated by the Joint Applicants. 6 Redacted copies of the agreements will be placed in the

assigned docket

.

2. The Joint Applicants are air carriers holding various certificates of public

convenience and n ecessity and exemptions authorizing them to provide interstate and foreign

scheduled air transportation services. 7 They are also participants in the United Express

5 See Air Transport Agreement between the Governm ent of the United States of America and the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (signed May 17, 2005).

6 Pursuant to this agreement, the “ET*” designator code will also be displayed on flights operated by United Express carriers oper ating aircraft with fewer than 60 seats. These carriers are excluded from this application since Department regulations exempt such operations from the statement of authorization requirement. See 14 C.F.R. §§ 206.5, 212.1 and 298.11.

7 See, e.g., Orders 2009

- 9

- 13 and 2008

- 4

- 26 (Republic) and Orders 1998

- 7

- 6 and 2008

- 4

- 26 (SkyWest). Pursuant to Rule 24 of the Department’s Rules of Practice, the Joint Applicants request that the Department take official notice of all information and data that have b een filed to establish their fitness.Joint Application and Notice

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commuter program, operating codeshare services for United and displaying United’s designato r
code, as well as those of certain of United’s foreign codeshare partners. United and the Joint

Applicants now wish to make these codeshare services available to Ethiopian , thereby increasing

the online service offerings between United’s extensive North American route network and

Ethiopian’s hub at Addis Ababa and to points beyond.

3. The requested statements of authorization are fully consistent with the U.S.

-
Ethiopia open

- skies a greement and Department precedent in cases involving simil ar codeshare

arrangements between U.S. and foreign air carriers. 8 Ethiopian already holds the requisite

underlying economic authority necessary to engage in the codeshare services proposed by the

Joint Applicants. 9

4. The requested authority is also cons istent with the public interest because it will

benefit the traveling and shipping public by enhancing online service between U.S. cities and

points around the globe, via United’s domestic hubs and Ethiopian U.S. gateways.

5. The Joint Applicants agree to accept the Department’s standard conditions and

notice requirements imposed on codeshare arrangements.

6. The Joint Applicants request that the Department issue the requested statements

of authorization for an indefinite period, consistent with Department practice.

7. The Joint Applicants are not CRAF participants, so issuance of the requested

blanket statements of authorization will not affect the CRAF program.

8 See, e.g., Dockets DOT

- OST

- 2014

- 0036, DOT

- OST

- 2012

- 0125, DOT

- OST

2012

- 0157 and DOT

- OST

- 2012

- 0161 ( approv ing similar codeshare arrangements between various United Express operator s and foreign carrier partners).

9 See Order 2007

- 5

- 3 (granting a foreign air carrier permit to Ethiopian Airlines)

.Joint Application and Notice

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WHEREFORE, the Joint Applicants respectfully request that the Department promptly

grant this ap plication for blanket statements of authorization and such other relief as the

Department may deem appropriate.

Respectfully submitted,

SILVERBERG GOLDMAN L.L.P.

/s/ Michael F. Goldman

____________________________________ Michael F. Goldman mgoldman@sgbdc.com

Counsel for ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES ENTERPRISE CROWELL & MORING LLP

/s/ Gerald F. Murphy

____________________________________ Gerald F. Murphy Steven J. Seiden gmurphy@crowell.com sseiden@crowell.com

Counsel for UNITED AIRLINES, INC.

Submitted on behalf of:

Todd Emerson For SKYWEST AIRLINES, INC. General Counsel 444 South River Road St. George, Utah 84790

Ethan J. Blank For REPUBLIC AIRLINE INC. Vice President and General Counsel 8909 Purdue Road, Suite 300 Indianapolis, IN 46268

May 26 , 2015